Jaiies smith lanier



f.' S. LANIER.

MAL RECEIVING AND DELIVBRING MBCHAN'ISM.

APPLICATION FILED HOV.2, 1907.

Patented sept 15,1908;

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81 .l'nvertor JAMES SMITH LANlER, Ol"

T OFFICE.

HAIL I. CEIVING AND DELIVER-ING MECHANISM.

No. 888,487. Specification o! Lettera Patent.

Patented Sept. 15,19'08. Appl'xcxon November 2, 1907. Serial No. 400,360.

Te all whom it may concern: lier retaining the sleeve in positior. The

Be it known that l, JAMES Sm'rn LANmR, i belt 2 extends outwardly beyond the, head 4 a citizen of the United States, residing ai and :it iis outer und is fnrnied with a second lest Point, in the county er Trnup and hendvrhin tbeeusing. The lieadlis Pref- St-ale uf Georgia, have invened certain new erably runde integral willi er suilnblx iixed and useful improvements in iinil Receiving in Lhe. bult 1l bul ma): be made in the inrm of and Delivering Mechnnimn; :md l do hereby f a movable washer. A bnr (i extends .lu-nigh declare the following tn he, n full, eleur,.nnd and is slidingly nimznted wibir. the sleeve 1 exact. deseriptinn of the inveniien, sue-h :is i and is. formed will: :1 longitudinal slot 7 will enable, uthers skilled in the arlln which timing-:li wiiilx die hult. 1 extends. The bolt it npperl'ainso infike :md 1w:- ilie saine. i :l illus serves :is :i stop for the longitudinal This inveniun relates te improvements in niueinenl nl The liar and as :i guide thereapparat'ns adapted for receiving and deliverfor. Fur fnrt-iiergniding the lmr :1nd as far ing ariieles, and is especially designed for use. l :is pnssible eliminati# (rietion, rollers S are in the mail service. 'diuurnuled wilhin the vHleeve 1 and are, dis- Tlieessentialnbjeetinvien-is tlieprnvision posed willi Llieir peripheries engaging the of a. .Qupport fer n cnntfainer s arranged that edges .f ille bar said rollers being refertlie container 1S readily accessible, and may ably ilanged at. their endefur guiding t ie lmr be moved toward und from the, nperninr withb :md preventing lateral play or twisting eut requiring l1i disinminting, and is niinped hereof. in :ass :ne an nut-ufbeqvag pin-ilion when 'lliehzrrl isnverlmliuieed :it one end,as for relezn d. instance in' a pendent weight 9 which may 'With ibis and lul-ibex ubiecis in view, the. be snsiienderh frein the end ofA the bar by a invention enninx'iswl vermin novel mnstrue- Chain nr of rer enlile l0. The ellainer eable liens. emuhinntiuns :md zarrnngemenls nl' 1U is ndnpled tu he pus-sed ihruugli any one pars :is will he hereinafter nlly described nin setnfnnertures iLspueed lnngitudinally and claimed. if die liar (i im' ina-reusing nr decreasing the In the neemnpanying lrmingI-l `ignrc 1 leverage nl the weight. for varying the is a View in side. elev:iiinn if :in ngipurmns cdunier-lmlnncing eil'ect relative (o llw enibudying the features in" the presentinvenweight in be suspended on the other end of tien, the prut benigni-.own in full lines in the, l the bnr. 'in the opposite end of the bar 6 pusitinn assumed when remined by the upimm ihe Weight' d is pivnied n pendent lianemler, und in defined lines in ille normal nuff gen1? which emisiss `imply nl' u Vertical p01'- o-ilie-way pusilinn. Fig. is an enlarged, 2 lion :and e. herizisnml pvrliinn, ille. vertical detail. fragmentary View {m1-ily in elefnlinn l pin-:imi being pivcully earried by a. bolt l'i and mill); in see-lien, lhe pix-med sleeve beengaging the end uf the bar 6 und provided ings mm; in seeiiun. FigA 3in1.'ei'lfienleewith :my :irritable spewing sleeve 14. The non (alien un line h. Il nl 2, parte being imrir und pdrinn el ibe hanger iixedly earseen in elex'ninn. Fig. l i., .n enlzirgwi, de-

ries n reeqilnele. ii esziieeinllv adapted iur the tail and vien' nl' live rei-epm; indieaxling the reeeipt and delivery of mail. hunger llierel'nr partly in eleainn und peril) ln Fig. l have inflieuied u slightly modiin seiinn. Fig. 5 is :i Yiew similar in Fig, l lied eunsrm-.liun in which ille liar 6' is not ofninmliliedforninfemwti" i lzepix'mi slntled. lxe pir-@ supper-ting huit of the sleeve being slimxn in Swann. ndez-ve l terminning jnsl. inside the inner anuilier nmdilied ennzdruem. l will mi' f lie :df-eve :md helmr i'lwingguided leerrinf; tu the draining by numerals, 1 l diri-eil): b3' ibe r-:vslerr: S' and being limited in .-ndix-:iesnsleeve whxeb is rnmlubly melanled i s imi; ddinzzl infivemenl by 'nlargements nnaxbnlt-pfissed through :nifl rigidlySecured 7', T', nem i1-. endf. lig. (i diselnses sultn u snppm'ilng msiil. Tlaslei-e nr lmnssmiiinll) the snm-s slruetnre. willi steps 7" ing 1 muy be u() :any desired eruxs seeiinnnl j; :wi-:ingrid en die ima ii" in lieu nf the enlargeemiiuur, bnl is pielernbly rmiungnhn', inments T nl imi' 1i. llimivl dearly in Fin. Ii, :ind the bull is prug ln pei-Minn, die ba. renmins nnnnally vided with n head -l just in ide the sleeve 1 1 in ille xerlienl pusiiinn indiented in drilled guide for. preventing -greate movement- 2 than a. horizontal i *assed through the slot themofLoverbalanc- 10 ,lng means toi* one end of the bm', an

d a receptacle for the other end thereof.

l Y In testimony whereof I affix my signature inrpresence of two witnesses.

f JAMES SMITH LAN IER. 'itnessea:

ERsKrNE-M. SUNDEBLAND, Cums'rmH, FESLEB.. 

